Recap & Review: Renewal and God’s Word
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” 2 Corinthians 5:17 ESV During the months of May through August, we are taking a break from the Awakening story to review some old posts that are related to the doctrines...
A Love Story
“Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay.Your people will be my people and your God my God.” Ruth 1:16 NIV “Within Ruth’s story we catch a glimpse of an amazing story yet to come….” The Story Last week we looked at the book of Judges...
I Love You This Much
“God did not send his Son into the world to judge the world guilty,but to save the world through him.” John 3:17 NCV Happy Easter, my friends! This week we are still examining the book of Judges, which may seem like an odd choice for a post about Jesus’...
Love Came Down at Christmas
“God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son so that whoever believes in him may not be lost, but have eternal life.” John 3:16 NCV “‘Don’t be afraid, Mary,’ the angel told her, ‘for you have found favor with God! You will conceive and...
What a Friend We Have in Jesus
” . . . there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.” Proverbs 18:24 NIV This week we continue our three-part hymn story series with “What a Friend We Have in Jesus.” This hymn reminds us that when we feel alone or unloved, we can be confident...
Love & Other Good Fruit
“We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in his love.God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them.” 1 John 4:16 NLT God’s Love for Us “For we know how dearly God loves us, because...
True and Proper Worship
“Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.” Romans 12:1 NIV When we hear the word worship, we often think of a church service: singing songs, praying together,...
O Come, Let Us Adore Him
“For this is how God loved the world:He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16 NLT Love Came Down “We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in his love.God...
God Gave Me a Song
“The Lord your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save;He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love,He will rejoice over you with singing.” Zephaniah 3:17 NKJV “There is a Father who will hold me until I’m better, help me until I can live with the hurt,...
They’ll Know We Are Christians…
“By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” John 13:35 NIV “We know and we believe that God loves us. God is love.And anyone who loves others is in God and God is in him.” 1 John 4:16 WE As Christians we...